A reminder about the launches of WA academic, and former Tasmanian, Quentin Beresford’s book, The Rise and Fall of Gunns, which kick off in Hobart on THURSDAY 5th February at 5.30pm at Fullers Bookshop.
For Hobart
Book Launch – The Rise and Fall of Gunns by Quentin Beresford
Quentin Beresford’s epic ‘The Rise and Fall of Gunns Ltd’ goes right to the rotten heart of Tasmanian (and Australian) politics. Beautifully written, this is THE book for understanding what makes Tasmania tick.
We hope you can make it to Fullers on Thursday and the Tailrace Centre on Sunday.
Thursday 5 February 2015
Fullers Bookshop, Hobart
5:30 PM
Here’s a link to share:
http://www.fullersbookshop.com.au/events/rise-and-fall-gunns-ltd-quentin-beresford
And in Launceston:
SPECIAL EVENT
BOOK LAUNCH
THE RISE AND FALL OF GUNNS LTD
By
Quentin Beresford
To be launched by
Geoffrey Cousins AM President of the Australian Conservation Foundation
Quentin Beresford illuminates for the first time the dark corners of the Gunns empire. He shows how it was built on close relationships with state and federal governments, political donations and use of the law to intimidate and silence its critics.
Quentin Beresford is Professor of Politics at WA’s Edith Cowan University. He grew up in Tasmania and was a feature writer at The Mercury during the early 1980s covering environmental and political issues.
The Tailrace Function Centre
Waterfront Dr, Riverside 7250
Sunday February 8th 2015
2.30pm
FREE EVENT ALL WELCOME
89 Brisbane Street
Launceston Tasmania 7250
• Examiner: Gunns to sue state for $645k FAILED timber company Gunns today launched court action seeking up to $645,260 in damages from the State of Tasmania, because it argues that a minister failed in his duty to make a decision about a water licence application within a reasonable period of time, which rendered a new dam useless. Shaun McElwaine, SC, counsel for the plaintiff Gunns Limited (Receivers and Managers Appointed) (In Liquidation), today told Justice Robert Pearce in the Supreme Court in Launceston that the case was about a dam permit and the failure to grant a water licence.
